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The Day After the Protest

February 19, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life, Politics

By Anonymous

Content warning: discussion of transphobic rhetoric, mention of restricted eating

Yesterday, a Freedom Project speaker’s presence was an attack on trans students. Last year, it was an attack on assault survivors. What if something changed?

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February 19, 2018 /Editor-in-Chief
transphobia, lgbt, the freedom project, wellesley college, activism, student protest, transgender students
Campus Life, Politics
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The Freedom Project: A Student Fellow's Perspective

May 03, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life, Politics

By Margaret Flynn Sapia '19

Given the abundance of this year’s news articles, emails, and Facebook posts, I wouldn’t blame you for not wanting to read another Freedom Project story. I’m sure that the temptation to set down this magazine and do something else (like take a walk, eat some pie, or hide away with your Netflix account) is overtly compelling. Even as I sit down to write this, I’m having trouble knowing what to say. The last thing I want to do is polarize or inflame an already heated campus division, especially so close to the end of the year. However, the dialogue surrounding the Freedom Project has been missing a perspective.

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May 03, 2017 /Editor-in-Chief
the freedom project, wellesley college, student voice
Campus Life, Politics
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